What We Believe

The Foundations Party believes that the republic created by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 is the single greatest force for freedom ever devised by man. It is the overall mission of the Foundations Party to restore the foundational principles upon which our nation was built, and which enabled her to become the great nation that she is. Those principles include:

• Our rights were bestowed upon us by our creator. In order to protect those rights we, as free men, established a government charged with the responsibility of guaranteeing our freedom to exercise those rights to the greatest extent possible without infringing upon the rights of our fellow citizens.

• Government is the antithesis of freedom, and it is therefore necessary for any legitimate government to be limited in scope and nature to only those functions absolutely necessary to carry out its role as the protector of our freedom.

• All men are created equal, and are therefore entitled to equal protection and treatment by the government that serves them. No official or de facto recognition of any race, gender, or class shall be permitted.

• The authority to levy and collect taxes is one that is only legitimate when those taxes are used in accordance with the letter and intent of the U.S. Constitution in its enumeration of the powers granted to each branch of government. As a result, the federal government should never write a check for which it does not receive goods or services necessary to carry out its legitimate functions.

• James Madison once said, “I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” Charity is both necessary and commendable for individuals and private organizations, but it is not a proper function of the federal government.

• The federal government was created by the various states, and those states should be represented in Washington as our founding fathers intended.

• The power and authority of the federal government is clearly defined in the Constitution, which specifies that all other powers not specifically granted to the federal government are reserved for the states and for the people. All proposed federal legislation should begin by citing the specific article of the Constitution which grants the federal government the power to enact that legislation.

• Citizenship in this nation is a precious privilege which should only be afforded to those who were born in this country to parents who were here legally, and to those who properly complete the legally established naturalization process.

• An open, honest, and secure election process is vital to keeping our nation free. The right to vote should only be afforded to those who have legal standing as citizens of this country, and of the state in which they reside. Each state has the responsibility and right to establish and enforce its own voting laws without interference from the federal government.

• As it is necessary for elected officials to have and maintain the confidence of those whom they serve, it should be the responsibility any candidate who seeks election to public office to provide adequate proof that he or she meets the legal qualifications to hold that office as a part of the filing process. The name of candidates who have not provided such documentation shall not appear on any ballot.

• It was the intent of our founding fathers for our government to be made up of ordinary citizens, not career politicians. Term limits should be established for all members of Congress.